João Ferreira

pt
João Ferreira
66

8.7

M.€

13

24

years

RB

Profile of João Ferreira

Current transfer news

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Saint-Étienne has signed João Ferreira from Watford for 3 millions

Performance in the last match

Ligue 2, 4 days ago
Saint-Étienne
>Saint-Étienne
4 - 0
>Rodez
Rodez
27'
57'
57'
Assist
1

João Ferreira

João Diogo Fonseca Ferreira
24
years
pt
Portugal
73
kgs
Def
position
185
cms
13
shirt number
8.7
M.€
66
ELO

Born on 22 March 2001 in Vila do Conde

Personal data
Country of birth
Portugal Portugal
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa del Sur
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne
Current competition
Ligue 2 Ligue 2
Previous club
Sporting Braga Sporting Braga
Previous competition
Liga Portugal Betclic Liga Portugal Betclic
Historic team
Benfica II Benfica II
Historical competition
Liga Portugal Betclic Liga Portugal Betclic
Most common shirt number
13
Other shirt numbers
155, 23, 82, 5, 2, 14

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Ligue 2
50%
Wins
1 W
1 D
0 L

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right-back 84%
Other positions
  • Centre-back 16%
RB
CB
Football pitch

Attributes

76
pace
46
shot
60
pass
66
Dribbling
67
defence
69
physical

Rating progression

66 ▼ -2
9247 19
466 19
106660 19
16054 18
2730 20
2163 22
2743 22
2573 23
2386 24
2203 25
Highest value in career
70 (2024)
Rankings
General
10853º
Age
805º
By country
208º 208º
By position
4298º D
By position
907º RB RB

Evolution of market value

8 M€ ▲ 2
9247 19
466 19
106660 19
16054 18
2730 20
2163 22
2743 22
2573 23
2386 24
2203 25
Highest value in career
8.9M (2025)
Rankings
General
3172º
Age
356º
By country
76º 76º
By position
1173º D
By position
276º RB RB
Contract information
Provider
Adidas
Agent
Sportsbloom
Start of contract
06/08/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2029
Contract length
21/08/2029

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 06/08/2025
Watford
Watford
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
3M Transfer
25/26 30/06/2025
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
Watford
Watford
End of loan
24/25 02/09/2024
Watford
Watford
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
Loan W/B
25/26 30/06/2024
Udinese
Udinese
Watford
Watford
End of loan
23/24 01/08/2023
Watford
Watford
Udinese
Udinese
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 3M

Professional performance

Calendar year 13
3
0.23
69
Last 6 months 8
68
Last 365 days 34
9
0.26
68
Last 3 years 85
24
0.28
63
Last 5 years 131
41
0.31
60
Career 168
0.32
57

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
2025/26
2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 76' 24 5.6 66
Ligue 2
Ligue 2
2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 76' 24 5.6 66
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
2024/25
32 0 1 9 0 32 23 9 2191' 24 6.1 68
Udinese
Udinese
2023/24
37 0 1 11 0 37 19 18 1926' 23 5.5 60
Watford
Watford
2022/23
5 1 0 1 0 5 3 2 269' 22 5.4 52
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2022/23
12 0 0 5 1 12 3 9 391' 21 4.6 51

Teammates

Player rating and role
Z. Davitashvili
F
Z. Davitashvili
75
2
Pierre Ekwah
MF
Pierre Ekwah
73
4
G. Larsonneur
GK
G. Larsonneur
72
2
Lucas Stassin
F
Lucas Stassin
72
4
Irvin Cardona
F
Irvin Cardona
71
5
M. Jaber
MF
M. Jaber
71
2
D. Appiah
D
D. Appiah
69
2
M. Bernauer
D
M. Bernauer
69
1
M. Nade
D
M. Nade
69
5
F. Tardieu
MF
F. Tardieu
68
6
D. Batubinsika
D
D. Batubinsika
68
0
Chico Lamba
D
Chico Lamba
67
9
Ebenezer Annan
D
Ebenezer Annan
67
3
A. Boakye
MF
A. Boakye
66
-2
A. Moueffek
MF
A. Moueffek
64
2
Y. Macon
D
Y. Macon
64
-2
Ben Old
F
Ben Old
64
0
B. Bouchouari
MF
B. Bouchouari
63
5
I. Miladinović
MF
I. Miladinović
56
-6

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Benfica II
Benfica II
3 38 35 3070' 2 15
Udinese
Udinese
1 37 19 1926' 0 11
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
1 32 23 2191' 0 9
Vitória Guimarães
Vitória Guimarães
1 16 14 1162' 0 4
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
1 12 3 391' 0 6
Benfica U19
Benfica U19
2 12 12 1039' 0 4
Watford
Watford
1 5 3 269' 1 1
Benfica
Benfica
1 5 5 406' 0 1
Benfica U23
Benfica U23
2 4 4 316' 1 2
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
1 2 1 76' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Primeira Liga
Primeira Liga
4 44 26 2536' 0 14
Segunda Liga
Segunda Liga
3 38 35 3070' 2 15
Serie A
Serie A
1 35 18 1813' 0 10
UEFA Youth League
UEFA Youth League
2 12 12 1039' 0 4
Europa League
Europa League
2 8 7 619' 0 2

Teams played for

Benfica II
Benfica II
3 season
2
38
Udinese
Udinese
1 season
0
37
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
1 season
0
32
Vitória Guimarães
Vitória Guimarães
1 season
0
16
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
1 season
0
12
Benfica U19
Benfica U19
2 season
0
12
Watford
Watford
1 season
1
5
Benfica
Benfica
1 season
0
5
Benfica U23
Benfica U23
2 season
1
4
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
1 season
0
2

For the national team

0
0 times at International
7 times at U19
11 times at U17
-
Average number of goals
-
0
0
0

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Portugal U17
Portugal U17
2018
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 315' 17 5.4 31
UEFA EC U17
UEFA EC U17
3 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 193' 17 5.4 31
European U17 Championship qualifying
European U17 Championship qualifying
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 122' 16 5.2 26

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Portugal U17
Portugal U17
1 5 5 315' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
UEFA EC U17
UEFA EC U17
1 3 3 193' 0 1
U-17 Euro Qualification
U-17 Euro Qualification
1 2 2 122' 0 0

Titles

  • Torneio Internacional Algarve U17
    Torneio Internacional Algarve U17

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
Watford
Watford
21 JAN. 23
21 years

Best performances